This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968.
Some of the RCAF stations listed in this article link to facility descriptions containing the prefix "CFB" (Canadian Forces Base) or "CFS" (Canadian Forces Station). These facilities were at one time RCAF stations, but changed to CFBs or CFSs following unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968. Most former RCAF stations still in use by the Canadian Forces are still operated by the RCAF (renamed from Air Command or AIRCOM in 2011, from the use "air element" 1968–2011). During the 1990s, most RCAF squadrons on Canadian Forces Bases were reorganized into "wings" as the primary lodger unit. Consequently, many Canadian Forces Bases used as air force bases are frequently referred to without the prefix CFB, e.g., "CFB Greenwood" is also referred to as "14 Wing Greenwood", with 14 Wing being the primary lodger unit at CFB Greenwood.
Before 1968, all RCAF facilities followed the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed.
Operating locations (1924–1939)
editPrimary Canadian stations
editAlberta
editBritish Columbia
editManitoba
editNova Scotia
editOntario
editOperating locations (1939–1945)
editPrimary Canadian stations
editAlberta
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British Columbia
editManitoba
editNew Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
editPrince Edward Island
editQuebec
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Saskatchewan
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Non-Canadian North American operating locations
editAlaska
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Bermuda
editNewfoundland
edit- RCAF Station Botwood
- RCAF Station Gander
- RCAF Brig Harbour
- RCAF Cape Bauld
- RCAF Cape Ray
- RCAF Station Torbay
- RCAF Port aux Basques
United Kingdom operating locations
editEngland
editNorthern Ireland
editScotland
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Wales
editNorthern Europe operating locations
editBelgium
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Denmark
editFrance
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Germany
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Iceland
editThe Netherlands
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Norway
editSouthern Europe and Mediterranean Sea operating locations
editItaly
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North Africa
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Other operating locations
editIndian Ocean
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Persian Gulf
editAfrica
editOperating locations (1946–1968)
editPrimary Canadian stations
editAlberta
editBritish Columbia
edit- RCAF Station Comox
- RCAF Station Holberg
- RCAF Station Sea Island
Manitoba
editNew Brunswick
editNewfoundland
editNova Scotia
editOntario
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Prince Edward Island
editQuebec
edit- RCAF Station Parent
- RCAF Station Senneterre
- RCAF Station Lac St Denis
- RCAF Station Lamacaza
RCAF Station Val d'Or
Saskatchewan
editAuxiliary Canadian stations
editAlberta
editManitoba
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Newfoundland
editNorthwest Territories
editNova Scotia
editOntario
editQuebec
editYukon
editEmergency Canadian airfields
editBritish Columbia
editOntario
editQuebec
editDEW Line radar stations
editThis covers 1946–1968. Nunavut was created in 1999. Stations are listed from west to east.[2]
Yukon
editNorthwest Territories
editMid-Canada Line radar stations
editAlberta
editBritish Columbia
editManitoba
editNewfoundland and Labrador
editOntario
editQuebec
editPinetree Line radar stations
editAlberta
editBritish Columbia
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Manitoba
editNew Brunswick
editNewfoundland & Labrador
editNova Scotia
editNorthwest Territories
editOntario
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
editPrimary overseas stations
editUnited Kingdom
editFrance
editGermany
editAfghanistan
editBritish Commonwealth Air Training Plan relief airfields
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff Writer c.1942, p. 22
- ^ The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
- Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force.